Some may remember the Xperia Tablet S tablet and Xperia T handset, announced on the same day last August, as a duo that complemented each other. With the Xperia Z handset now gearing up to land in customers' pockets, the Xperia T is no longer in the limelight.

The Xperia Z tablet seems to make sense as a complement to the Xperia Z handset, which has been well received. During our hands-on with the smartphone, we found it to be well constructed and zippy, but our review will tell the full story.

The specs for the Xperia Z tablet are unconfirmed, but do sound believable, given the internals of the handset and the need for a tablet update, not to mention the problems that were quickly found with the current iteration.

A Mobile World Congress reveal in Barcelona, 25-28 February, may be plausible. In the meantime we'll certainly be watching for more details.